SUBSIM cell phone roster

[Neal Stevens]

Post your cell/mobile here. What are you using, what do you like/dislike about it?

I have been using a super cheap Go Phone from Wal-mart for about 2 years, because my last nice phone was drowned on a motorcycle ride. So, I grabbed a $15 phone from Wal-mart and put my chip in it.

Since I am going to the wilds of Denmark next week, I decided to move up to e better phone, one that will work world-wide, has a decent camera, and storage. I chose the Samsung Solstice (http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/mobile/mobile-phones/at-t-phones/SGH-A887ZKAATT/index.idx?pagetype=prd_detail).

http://www.samsunghub.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/ATT-solstice.jpg

It is very thin and small, so I can carry it in a pocket, as opposed to a belt clip or holster. It has a 2MP camera, takes video, can be expanded to 8GB with a micro-SD chip. The only cons so far is removing the battery cover--definitely not easy, and knowing I am carrying an expensive phone as opposed to my previous "disposable" one means I actually have to take care of it. :shifty: It was nice not having to worry about it. I guess I'll get used to that.

[SteamWake]

I dont think he means your actual number.

That would be unwise :yep:

[Neal Stevens]

No, not the number.

[Thomen]

I use a HTC Mogul

http://www.mobiletechreview.com/image/phones/mogul_open.jpg

http://www.mobiletechreview.com/phones/HTC-Mogul.htm

[danlisa]

HTC Touch Pro 2 (http://www.htc.com/www/product/touchpro2/overview.html)

Why? Cos I manage the company mobile accounts and contracts, so I get all the best deals.:DL

Likes:
So easy to use, fast, manageable and customisable.
Live GPS

Dislikes:
Expensive (don't care though)
Screen can get marked by the stylus over time.

Conclusion, a rich mans Iphone.

[Ramius]

HTC Hero :rock::rock:

http://dustbowl.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/htc-hero-2.jpg

[Thomen]

Nice phones! =) I love the HTC's. Probly gonna stick with one of the newer ones when we get a new contract in a couple of month. Well depending on the phone price that is.

[AVGWarhawk]

I have the Samsung Ace that is international capable. I see the Mogal posted by Thomen. We had two in the office. Both broke in under a year. Then again both users of the phone were very rough with them. These phones were not international capable. I like the ACE. Very similar to the Blackberry. To me the cell is a work phone and should be a business like phone. The new touch phones look more like a gadget to me. I see my nephew playing games on it all day and downloading pictures he does not need to be seeing. Anyway, mobile 6.1 is an ok program. I understand Blackberry's program is very good.

http://www.cellaz.com/photos/news/1544.jpg

[Neal Stevens]

HTC looks nice, I doubt I can get one with my budget :)

[Thomen]

I have the Samsung Ace that is international capable. I see the Mogal posted by Thomen. We had two in the office. Both broke in under a year. Then again both users of the phone were very rough with them. These phones were not international capable.



Got mine for almost 2 years now. No problems whatsoever, except, as you noted they are not GSM capable.. which sucks royaly when we fly to Germany and can't use our phones there.. :x

[AVGWarhawk]

Got mine for almost 2 years now. No problems whatsoever, except, as you noted they are not GSM capable.. which sucks royaly when we fly to Germany and can't use our phones there.. :x

Well, you have to laugh here because my boss's phone was this Mogal. He went to Italy with my phone!!!!!!!! Geez, my phone gets to go to Italy and I stay home :shifty:. I hope my phone had a good time. Then again the boss pays for my phone so hey, he can take it were he wants. :D I love my boss. :up:

[Dowly]

http://www.mymob.com/images/reviews/Nokia-3220/Nokia-3220-front4.jpg

Nokia 3220

Got this around the time it came out (2005-2006?), still works like a charm (12hrs on the bottom of a lake, dropped, kicked, thrown to a wall a few times). Great great great phone. :yep:

[Thomen]

Well, you have to laugh here because my boss's phone was this Mogal. He went to Italy with my phone!!!!!!!! Geez, my phone gets to go to Italy and I stay home :shifty:. I hope my phone had a good time. Then again the boss pays for my phone so hey, he can take it were he wants. :D I love my boss. :up:

Lucky phone, indeed! :haha:

[Fincuan]

I'm temporarily using my old Nokia E60 again because the screen of my new phone broke. Expect this to change in ~three weeks.

This one still does the job, ie. one can call with it, write and receive text messages and e-mail and surf the internet. Everything else is a bonus :)
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NmGjwpG-P-4/Si-1RQkOq3I/AAAAAAAAAmY/I7Yp2t2y36c/s400/Nokia+E60.jpg

[mapuc]

http://i25.tinypic.com/2upy39x.jpg

This my cellphone, not perfect, but....okey

Markus

[Chad]

http://www.t-mobile.com/images/products/Samsung_Behold_Espresso/250x270.jpg

Samsung Behold, I showed you it when ya came up to Kansas City :DL

http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones/Cell-Phone-Detail.aspx?cell-phone=Samsung-Behold-Espresso

[Arclight]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41ZQ6XNEGYL._SL500_AA280_.jpg

Yes, seriously. :roll:

I don't like cell phones, in fact, I hate them. Only used to receive confirmation codes for online transactions. Once I'm done, it's turned off.

I have a regular fixed-line(landline?) phone; people can reach me when I'm home, I don't want to be disturbed otherwise. :shifty:

(btw my mom bought that for me 5 years ago because she thought I needed it, I don't have that bad taste. :D )

[nikimcbee]

cell phone!?!
:har::har::har::har:

[Neal Stevens]

Yes, seriously. :roll:

I don't like cell phones, in fact, I hate them. Only used to receive confirmation codes for online transactions. Once I'm done, it's turned off.

I have a regular fixed-line(landline?) phone; people can reach me when I'm home, I don't want to be disturbed otherwise. :shifty:

(btw my mom bought that for me 5 years ago because she thought I needed it, I don't have that bad taste. :D )

cell phone!?


You're in the wrong thread :stare:

[Sledgehammer427]

I use a sony ericcson K800C, it works, its basically a camera with a phone added onto it. its a monster and I canstantly pocketdial people, but thats just because I forget to lock the keys :D

[Pioneer]

Neal, I have the Blackberry Storm.

http://momentumoffailure.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/blackberry-storm-1.jpg

Current deal is about $49 after $100 rebate on 2 year plan. Monthly access is about $30 for the phone, $20 for unlimited web and data.

Pros: One cell phone and one number, can take it world wide. The daughters can reach me in any country, I've used it it Europe, North America, Asia Australia and no problems. Add and drop international at about $10 a month as you travel. Cell, web, music, games, a word processor, great camera, video, voice navigation the world over, traffic reports, calender and address book.

Cons: the screen is a little iffy when you press down with a finger. You gotta get the right letter otherwise the auto word suggest will kick in (you can turn it off).

Options: get a leather carry case for it $10 to protect the face from the usual scratches.

[Neal Stevens]

That's pretty nice, Grant :yep:

[HunterICX]

I have a Motorola Razr V3X

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/6832/motorolarazrv3x.jpg

have it for a couple of years now.
as long it works like it does now I have no need to change it.
not a heavy cellphone user, I only carry it around when I'm outdoors.

HunterICX

[Tchocky]

Using a Sony Ericsson W910i at the moment. Wouldn't go near a Blackberry, having spent the last 3 months fixing the buggers :D

http://mobilestormer.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/sony-ericsson-w910i-2.jpg

I like this phone, it's got a nice big screen for watching the odd video, the Walkman music player sounds great, and the browser is pretty good. The bundled software is pretty good, but it's Sony, so there's about 12 different programs required :P

[mcf1]

I have a Samsung SGH-E250V
I like it's design, It has large display and many good features (for it's age),
But it has only 13 mb user memory and some other minor problems, but I have it for almost 2 years now and it does what it's supposed to.
http://www.mobilecityonline.com/images/products/22873_L.jpg

[MothBalls]

http://www.arctos.com/dial/WE500-1.jpg

I'm old school.

[stabiz]

http://www.atneshop.com/Images/Products/Products_1239616238.jpg

[Kloef]

Samsung Jét


http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g171/Kloef/SamsungJt-1.jpg

I was going for the Nokia 5800XM,but the guy in the store told me they break down alot,and he didnt want to sell me one.I bought my last 3 phones there and they never broke down once.

So i asked him what do you recommend,he said I-phone:-?....not gonna happen.:timeout:

So i asked him is there an alternative,and he advised me to buy the Samsung Jét...to be honest it was my second choice next to the Nokia 5800XM and i thought it was a slider phone,but its candybar..

Pro's

Fast cpu(fastest on the market at 800mhz plus a separate cpu for the screen)
Battery life
Divx,Xvid and Mpg4 support
Screen is just stunning
Sound is very good,supports 5.1
Good camera,great handycam mode
Touchscreen is great,no more buttons or sore fingers
Its light and comparably small
No 2 cent headphones,these are really high quality!


Con's

Stupid cube button serves no purpose
Screenlock button is in the wrong place and can be activated by light pressure,why not a slider button?
package does not include memory card
Handle with care phone(i'm with you Neal i actually have to take care of it)
Bad support for open-source software
Still have doubts about Samsung phones,its my first
Bit expensive compared to others


Overall i'm pretty satisfied,it can do anything i need a phone to do,i use my phone as a walkman,phone,camera thing and i sometimes look at my e-mail so overall i'm really happy with this one.

But i will allways love Sony-Ericsson(like the one above) the most i guess,but i really wanted touchscreen for its ergonomics,i allways get sore hands when i use a phone too long,not anymore since you tend to change hands alot with touchscreen.

[Fincuan]

Damn those touchscreen phones looks really good. I might have to go for one after I'm done with the one currently being repaired :D I also had my doubts on iPhone, but getting to play with one for half an hour evaporated most of them. The user interface is hands down the best I've used in any phone so far. Very intuitive, sleek and fast. The device itself might be technologically years behind others, but in practice the UI makes it up and then some. Now if it wasn't made by Apple and expensive as hell...

[Neal Stevens]

Arggh! I'm finding that the calendar events, you are limited to about 4 words :damn: Not cool, maybe there is a setting somewhere so I can enter
"Pick up a present for Natasha's birthday" instead of "pres tash bday"

[Neal Stevens]

Damn those touchscreen phones looks really good. I might have to go for one after I'm done with the one currently being repaired :D I also had my doubts on iPhone, but getting to play with one for half an hour evaporated most of them. The user interface is hands down the best I've used in any phone so far. Very intuitive, sleek and fast. The device itself might be technologically years behind others, but in practice the UI makes it up and then some. Now if it wasn't made by Apple and expensive as hell...

The iPhone is probably the best thing out there, for all the apps and support. :yep:

[Ramius]

The iPhone is probably the best thing out there, for all the apps and support. :yep:

Android (http://www.android.com/) comes a very close second. First in my opinion :yeah:

[reallydedpoet]

http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/sc/33490473-2-200-0.gif

Just got one, Palm Pre. Will take a little getting used to, but so far I am liking it. Nice thing is I have a 30 day " try and buy " option.

Like the various apps that come with it. Easy to touch zoom in and out stuff, screen size is decent. Battery life does not seem to be that great and the touch stuff does take some getting used to.

Anyway, will keep playing around with the thing and will decide later if I want to keep it.

[Kloef]

Now if it wasn't made by Apple and expensive as hell...Exactly,thats why i didnt buy one,i also like to have a phone that you dont see every 5meters walking down the street...


And its too big in my opinion..i allready have a laptop.

[Von Hinten]

I've been using the Samsing i780 smartphone for a while now and am pretty happy with it. The only thing that's utterly useless is the screen once you go outside. Shine a little (sun)light on it and you'll be frowning for a week trying to read what's on it. I reckon it has something to do with it being a early generation touch-screen but still, you'd expect more or better from a brand like that.

Other than that it's my best phone yet.

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/1986/samsungi780.jpg (http://img17.imageshack.us/i/samsungi780.jpg/)

[Castout]

An all black Nokia 5000, I know the one in the picture is a green one.

http://nokiafanboy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/nokia-5000.jpg


I bought it under the false pretense that it could launch North Korea nukes remotely :88).


Almost everyone I know is using Blackberry here. I HATE Blackberry. :rotfl2: . If you think Blackberries are cool have you ever imagined what it looks like talking on one of those bigger calculator....exactly silly isn't it?

I like it slim, simple and deadly...thinking to coat my cell with an ancient Mayan poison.

[Fincuan]

Bye bye to the old pos, the E66 is now back from the repairshop. A good, solid phone with the shell made out of some kind of metal. Too bad the display wasn't :D

http://www.itechnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/nokia-e66-slider-smartphone.jpg

[Distortion]

I`m using a good old Nokia N73 music editions. Almost 3 years old, still works like a charme.

http://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss271/Distortion71/38408459_1.jpg

[Skybird]

I have been using a super cheap Go Phone from Wal-mart for about 2 years, because my last nice phone was drowned on a motorcycle ride.

Although on maps they look as if they are the same, roads and rivers drive very differently, Neal. Use blue glasses to filter rivers out when planning your next tour.

:D

[Bort]

I use the LG enV Touch.

http://www.myhphone.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/lg-env-touch-pictures-1.jpg
http://www.realgeek.com/blog/files/2009/06/lg_env-touch_lowres1.jpg


I love some things about it: the expandable memory, the 3.5mm headphone jack, the full keyboard, its ability to play youtube videos (and almost any video format for that matter). And the touch screen is nice and looks very crisp and classy.

The software is iffy at best though. It resets my screen settings every once in a while, opens to a completely black screen or one with different colored bars all over it.

Other than those shortcomings, I like it a lot.

[Torvald Von Mansee]

Who else has a smartphone, and what apps do you use?

[Vendor]

Are you "happy" or are the smartphone to complicated,I prefer in moment pc and diffrent option so maybe later..:)

[Torvald Von Mansee]

Are you "happy" or are the smartphone to complicated,I prefer in moment pc and diffrent option so maybe later..:)

Well, I rather like it for a number of reasons. Like my lying in bed, right now.

[Herr-Berbunch]

I have HTC Hero, with a whole range on apps (all free so far), such as:

Advance Task Killer - kills tasks to free memory
Pkt Auctions Ebay - self explanatory!
Metal Detector - handy this, used it to find rotory airer ground spike after winter
Google Sky Maps - impresses the kids pointing out Venus and Mars when visible
F1 Racing - for when I'm not near a TV during a race, lap by lap updates
Buienradar.nl - weather pics (IR satellite, wx radar) with updated every 30 mins

Pretty much anything you want is available. I love getting my android out while my mates have broken iPhones (all too often).

Still waiting for a subsim app, but can use it for the forum anyway.

[JSLTIGER]

Don't have a smartphone just yet, but as our contract is up (and I'm tired of living in 2004 with our RAZRs), I'm trying to persuade my dad to spring for smartphones this time around. We're not locked into any particular cell provider, so we're currently looking at:

HTC EVO 4G from Sprint
HTC Incredible from Verizon
Apple iPhone from AT&T

Personally, I'll be happy with any of the above.

[Spike88]

I'm also looking for a smartphone, but I'm stuck with AT&T. I'd also not like to spend 199 on it since I'm building my PC.

[Egan]

I have my iPhone which I love except for the crappy keyboard, lack of flash, the day long totally unexplained internet drops, the rubbish safari browser, and the fact it's made by Apple whom I loath and that by buying it I have apparently signed up for some sort of cult where we worship any bubble shaped, over priced, underpowered gizmo as long as it's painted white. Still love my iPhone, though.

Apps wise, I have news feeders from a dozen news organisations and papers, a translator, a dictionary and a hand gun simulator which helps me through the day.

I had wanted one of those 'Mosquito' apps but decided not to bother when I discovered they only tortured adolescants. I wanted one that tortured everyone but I suppose thats what having a speaker on the phone I can play Primus through is for.

I'm being (almost) facetious. It's decent enough and there is something undeniable cool about having google earth on you when you get lost after being at the pub. This is handier than it seems; i got lost in my own neighbourhood a few months ago and that was on the WAY to the boozer.

[AVGWarhawk]

I still have my trusty Samsung ACE smart phone. Can not live without the darn thing.

[Egan]

Are you "happy" or are the smartphone to complicated,I prefer in moment pc and diffrent option so maybe later..:)

It useful for different things. I don't like doing forum business on the phone because i find the keyboard too fiddly to use for anything longer than a couple of sentences. I'll tell you something, though. I barely use it at all for making calls or sending texts. I use the email on it all the time. For some reason it seems easier than writing replies on forums - I dont know why.

It's so handy for things like ebay. Ive even gotten over my original fear of using it to pay for stuff and I'm as happy using PayPal on it as on my desktop PC.

I have no interest in watcing movies on it or playing games, But then I wouldnt watch movies on my dek top either. The one thing I would love to be on it is a PDF reader and storage. Oh yeah, and an end to the stupid data tarrifs for using it abroad. It would be nice if the battery lasted a bit longer too.

[Castout]

Being a silly Nokia follower I use an E72.

In end of March the phone went dead after it failed in the middle an update process.

Took almost 4 weeks before I got my phone back. They changed the whole engine so I've got a new IMEI(with the old casing).

what I'm fond of is the GPS. aside from that some minor application. In truth smartphones are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay inferior to a PC.
Haven't really reinstalled the apps I've lost due to the repair.

As about email I was forced to change my secure email password because Nokia's flagship 'smartphone' can't recognize a key from the standard keyboard. The input to the character is simply unavailable.

[JSLTIGER]

@ Herr-Berbunch,

Are you happy with your Hero? My dad doesn't want to spring for the EVO, but he did say that he was willing to pick up Heroes for the family...they're going for $20 on Wirefly with a 2 year Sprint contract.

[Fincuan]

Time to dig this one up :D

A small update here, as I got myself a Samsung Galaxy S:
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_GHuMVhWWQPc/TG45F989mBI/AAAAAAAABWI/5p41pCrWazQ/Samsung-Galaxy-S-420-90.jpg

Coming from a Nokia phone I can now easily see why Nokia, Apple and RIM are all losing the smartphone market to Android-based phones.

[Castout]

Yea I changed my phone too

Nokia E72 . . . . because I hated Blackberry fever but wanted a smartphone. I was eyeing the E52 which is small and looked smart but settled for E72 because I read so many complaints on E52 and the closest phone with on par performance(especially that noise canceling feature which I thought kind of neat) was the E72 though it cost quite a lot more. . . .I still think E52 is the value for money.

http://www.hypebeast.com/image/2009/06/nokia-e72.jpg

When I had time to fiddle with a Blackberry I changed my mind about it being an overpriced and over hyped product. The interface is really easy to use compared to my Nokia and seemed to run noticeably smoother or faster too. Yea Blackberry isn't that bad.


As for Android maybe for my next phone few years from now when the soft is fully matured and well upgraded. Not saying it isn't now but the more you wait the more you get when dealing with software or gadget for that matter :-)

Edit: I must say that Nokia is plagued with build quality problem, unstable PC software and seemingly some serious problems in some of their phones as well some tarnished reputation in their customer service department at least in here for the past several years now. It has grown too fat and too complacent. When I learned later that NOKIA was firing its executives I must say good riddance!

[Tchocky]

Switched last week to a HTC Legend. Vodafone Netherlands have given me a half-decent contract.

http://handies.phandroid.com/media/htc-legend-1278355121-149.jpg

So far, very impressed. The only problem is the battery life, if I'm using it heavily, lots of intertubes, gps, etc, it's a charge-a-day device. This is easily solved through ebay, a few extra batteries and a multiple charger. One battery in my jacket, another in my locker at work, etc etc :D

[JSLTIGER]

HTC Hero :rock::rock:

http://dustbowl.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/htc-hero-2.jpg

I'm also using an HTC Hero, but the Sprint CDMA version: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://phandroid.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/sprint-htc-hero-all.jpg&imgrefurl=http://phandroid.com/sprint-htc-hero/&usg=__df7_4U9yrQA89qNfD1LNffhifvk=&h=364&w=550&sz=48&hl=en&start=85&zoom=1&tbnid=RSgDqtWdpfA37M:&tbnh=163&tbnw=252&prev=/images%3Fq%3DHTC%2BHero%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe% 3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D844%26tbs%3Disch: 10%2C2964&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=617&vpy=433&dur=3284&hovh=183&hovw=276&tx=181&ty=110&ei=fL1uTOHrDJGonQfdrKCcCA&oei=Z71uTOz-IYGC8gbP55H8Cg&esq=5&page=5&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:12,s:85&biw=1280&bih=844 http://phandroid.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/sprint-htc-hero-all.jpg
Just switched from an AT&T RAZR a couple months ago.

[Konovalov]

I'm a Apple iPhone 3G 8GB user compliments of the company. Before that I vowed that I would never use a smart phone but quite frankly having the iPhone has been a savior when out of the office on the road or indeed on weekends. It' also great for when I am in bed and couldn't be bothered to grab the laptop and I can just hook in to my wifi. Some of the apps are great. For example using the Formulae 1 Live Timing app when we were at Silverstone for Saturday Qualifying was great as I could see all the times live on my iPhone and even could see each of the 3 sector splits. All that for free and we knew exactly who had qualified where while others were standing around asking who came in what place. Yeah I'm embarrassed to say that I love my iPhone for both work and play. :oops:

[FIREWALL]

http://www.arctos.com/dial/WE500-1.jpg

I'm old school.

Your Rich !!! I have 2 cans and a string. :DL

[Herr-Berbunch]

I'm another HTC Hero! After years of being in the Sony Ericsson gang I decided to jump ship in January this year and I haven't looked back.

Thousands of free aps for the Android OS including a metal detector, which has saved my bacon on several occasions. The kids love using Google SkyMaps at night to see planets and I regularly use Facebook and Ebay apps, and obviously use it to get on SUBSIM when not near another method.

I've got lots of friends with fancy-pants iPhones and see the trouble most of them have and it just makes me glad not to have plumped for one of them - I know they're great, but that's only when they work! :smug:

[Tchocky]

I'm another HTC Hero! After years of being in the Sony Ericsson gang I decided to jump ship in January this year and I haven't looked back.
The girlfriend has had a Hero since Christmas, been driving me crazy with jealousy with my old Sony Ericsson :D
So I went out a grabbed a Legend, her turn now :O:

[Platapus]

I finally was able to order the cell phone I wanted

Jitterbug J. The only thing that was holding me back was that the eairler Jitterbugs were not Bluetooth. The "J" is.

I love it. It just makes phone calls. That's what I want in a cell phone. I don't want a relationship with my cell phone. I don't want my cell phone to manage my life. It is a tool to make cell phone calls when I want to make a cell phone call.

:yeah:

[Castout]

I finally was able to order the cell phone I wanted

Jitterbug J. The only thing that was holding me back was that the eairler Jitterbugs were not Bluetooth. The "J" is.

I love it. It just makes phone calls. That's what I want in a cell phone. I don't want a relationship with my cell phone. I don't want my cell phone to manage my life. It is a tool to make cell phone calls when I want to make a cell phone call.

:yeah:

NOKIA, HTC, RIM, Apple and Google hate you :haha:

[tater]

I went from the most primitive phone you can imaging to an iPhone 4.

Other than connectivity issues, it's great.

[Lionclaw]

Nokia N73.

[krashkart]

Virgin Mobile "Snapper". Very simple phone with few features. When it finally dies it might make a great hockey puck. :DL

[JU_88]

Another Iphone - 16GB 3GS, quite happy with it, they are easy to use and it does everything I want it to do, phone/sms/web browsing/GPS maps/ Music/games.

The down side is that camera isnt great and in terms of 3rd party apps it all abit restricted by the iron fist of Apple, I have though about jail breaking but it seem to be more hassle than it worth.
Also i would say at least half the apps out there are crap anyway.
But -Im Looking forward to W.O.T.A, as its basically SH3 on the Iphone :)

Im not going to get a Iphone 4 either - not worth the money coming from a 3gs...

[CaptainMattJ.]

Bluetooth doesnt make driving any more safe. Its the distraction of talking to some1 that is. I must see about 15 people on their phone every day, and they all drive like S**T. texting is 10 times worse, but drving and multitasking NEVER works.....at least not forever. Earing is the only thing i dont have a problem with. you dont think about eating. you just do it. if your having an coversation you ARE thinking more about them and less about the road.

Sometimes i think people do it just so they can be stereotypically cool. Oh look at me i can talk to people ANd drive (like S**t anyway). Unless your mother just died or theres something Extremely important, theres literally like no reason to talk. And again, its not holding it, its having conversations. only morons cant figure out that holding it and not holding isnt going to make a difference. i can drive with one hand. its not hard. plus, people dont follow traffic laws in the first place. i see retards turning from the middle of the lane, which holds up traffic, i could be going around 80 on the freeway and this a hole is tailgating, and he speeds up to 100 to pass me, like some nutjob. And then theres the retards who pull out of a driveway or something, and they dont give a **** whether or not theres ANY space for them to get into, and often holds up traffic for minutes. and theres the people who dont stop at stop signs, dont yeild, Dont use a turn signal cause they think im a god dam mind reader, and yet they rarely get pulled over. i could be doing NOTHING wrong and get pulled over. i got pulled over because i looked quote "suspicious". WTF Is THAT. its profiling. because im 20 they assume that i drink my ass off and/or smoke pounds of weed. plus i live in a town where nothing happens, so the police force sits on their ass and pulls EVERYONE over they see doing ANY traffic violations. i got aa ticket because about 6 inches of my bumper was in the red. my BUMPER was SIX inches into the red and i get a $200 ticket? THat is absolute BS.



Anyway, i use a disposable pre paid cell phone. all it does is send text and calls. all a phone should do. and im not in a contract, and i have more minutes then i know what to do with.

[krashkart]

Anyway, i use a disposable pre paid cell phone. all it does is send text and calls. all a phone should do. and im not in a contract, and i have more minutes then i know what to do with.

Which service do you go through? I'm with the Virgin Mobile pay-as-you-go and it's a bit of a rip-off.

[McBeck]

HTC Desire.

http://www.gaj-it.com/wp-content/uploads/HTC-Desire2.jpg

Pros:
Fast (1ghz cpu)
Android 2.2 (Can even use it as a hotspot)
Screen
Lots of apps.
Integration to FB, Twitter etc
Great internet browser

Cons:
Battery only lasts 1 day with full use (Though, I guess this is the norm for big screened smartphones)
Cant use MP4

[Fincuan]

Cons:
Battery only lasts 1 day with full use (Though, I guess this is the norm for big screened smartphones)
It's definitely the norm. My Galaxy S lasts about 3-4 days with little use(only sync etc.), but only about a day in normal(== quite heavy) use. The screen is always by far the biggest battery hog, usually followed by 3g radio.

[ediko]

http://www.interweb.in/attachments/sony-ericsson/21699d1229666553-sony-ericsson-k530i-3g-phone-sony-ericsson-k530i-3g-phone.jpg

Yep as boring as it looks. What I like about it- well it's battery can last a week if I won't touch it, it's quite durable too, it was dropped and still run's flawlessly.

What I don't like- its looks, stupid headphones that last for a month , bought 2 already and both of them are dead :nope: , not much stuff to do with it but receive and make calls now that I can't listen to music. Camera isn't too good and it lacks a flashlight which would really help me out quite a lot of times, hell why not install a zippo and a knife in it aswell :) Well what I mostly don't like about it is it's age... can't do nothing fancy with it but hey- it gets the job done!

[Legionary74]

http://www.latest-mobilephones.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/iphone-4g-next-gen-1.jpg

[Castout]

http://www.interweb.in/attachments/sony-ericsson/21699d1229666553-sony-ericsson-k530i-3g-phone-sony-ericsson-k530i-3g-phone.jpg

Yep as boring as it looks. What I like about it- well it's battery can last a week if I won't touch it, it's quite durable too, it was dropped and still run's flawlessly.

What I don't like- its looks, stupid headphones that last for a month , bought 2 already and both of them are dead :nope: , not much stuff to do with it but receive and make calls now that I can't listen to music. Camera isn't too good and it lacks a flashlight which would really help me out quite a lot of times, hell why not install a zippo and a knife in it aswell :) Well what I mostly don't like about it is it's age... can't do nothing fancy with it but hey- it gets the job done!

It doesn't look bad at all. I regret buying my E72. The E52 was my first choice but I got scared by user complaints and whining . . . . .

This one will surely be noticed when used :DL
http://muffintopmommy.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/cell-phone-booth.jpg

[AVGWarhawk]

Three weeks ago I got the HTC Evo. It is absolutely brilliant!

http://images.intomobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/HTC-EVO-b-300x504.jpg

[MH]

I have N 97 its a bit buged but has 34 gig of memory and qwerty phisical keyboard which is great,
Its kind like small tiny laptop.

[conus00]

Palm Treo 755p
older phone but it does what I need.

http://www.slipperybrick.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/palm-treo-755p-verizon.jpg

[Herr-Berbunch]

Still got my Hero, installed Android 2.1 on it last week but am already looking at rooting it and sticking 2.2 FroYo on it :D

These modern phones are getting like PCs, always some upgrade... :nope:

[antikristuseke]

Just got myself a Sony Ericson X8. Only got it because my old phone died and got it for 50 euros. cant wait to get home from work so i can actually update from Android 1.6 to 2.1

Edit: here is a pictar
http://phandroid.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/X8-Overview-top.jpg

[onelifecrisis]

I have an iPhone 3G. I've recently jailbroken it and mucked around with the OS to make it run a bit faster.

I like iPhones, but I hate the endless bugs and problems (including complete data loss) that happen when you plug one of them into iTunes - which is the only way to update the OS (something I don't do anymore). For that reason alone I'm going to look for a non-apple alternative for my next phone.

[Castout]

I'm disappointed with my E72.

The chat is no longer working

I couldn't log in whatsoever.

The browser sometimes won't load and often end up with remote server closing message but It's Opera fault to a degree.

Default browser and Opera often yield memory full message when they are the only one app running :damn:. This is no business phone.

[antikristuseke]

Just upgraded to Android 2.1, so far it is awesome.

[Vendor]

What do you pay for, Android 2.1? An estimated....

[antikristuseke]

nothing, its a free software update, the phone itself cost me 50 euros and I pay 12 euros a month for unlimited internet access + free calls in the providers network, calls to other cell networks cost about 0.04 euro a minute.

[Feuer Frei!]

I'm disappointed with my E72.

The chat is no longer working

I couldn't log in whatsoever.

The browser sometimes won't load and often end up with remote server closing message but It's Opera fault to a degree.

Default browser and Opera often yield memory full message when they are the only one app running :damn:. This is no business phone.

Hmm, new phone?
Reason i ask is, i have a e71, have had it for about 2 years now, bought it new, am aware that a firmware upgrade is available for it. And because of this (i'm almost certain) it's doing some weird things like: telling me to put sim card in when in fact sim card is in, alarm not going off (dam near slept in today for work) and phone freezes up on me for a few seconds before being responsive again...
Maybe yours is too? Hence the 'playing up'?

[Feuer Frei!]

Ok so i just bought this phone and it's a really nice phone, big big screen, plenty of features, i'm liking it a lot so far.
Anyone else have this phone?
I'm thinking the only (so far) annoying thing is that when you are 'sliding' up or down to look for a selection, you inadvertantly, more often than not accidently select something you don't wanna, being a touch screen and all...
soo, question is, how to avoid that?
Stylus?

[Castout]

Hmm, new phone?
Reason i ask is, i have a e71, have had it for about 2 years now, bought it new, am aware that a firmware upgrade is available for it. And because of this (i'm almost certain) it's doing some weird things like: telling me to put sim card in when in fact sim card is in, alarm not going off (dam near slept in today for work) and phone freezes up on me for a few seconds before being responsive again...
Maybe yours is too? Hence the 'playing up'?

Actually the phone is fine mostly and it's not acting up just that the browser that I use which is Opera often makes memory full error message and a o lot of time just wouldn't want to load anything.

For some reasons I do not understand any chat software wouldn't work on my phone too. I tried using 2 different chat programs but they always tell me that either my username or password is wrong when in fact they are correct!

The push email is still working alright though.


Edit: congrats on the the new phone. Personally I prefer buttons but I'm kind of enthusiastic about Android too.

[OneShot]

In early 2008 I got myself an E90 as replacement for my Nokia Communicator 9500. Untill then I changed my Handy every 2 years and mostly had Nokia Mobiles. Since then I got a Palm Pre which I used for about a year before buying a iPhone 3GS after getting an iPad. So far I'm quite happy with both - there are only 2 complaints ... the iPhone cannot be used as a WLAN Hotspot (got myself a mobile cheap 3G/WLAN Hotspot for that) and both devices go through their batteries very fast.

Still I'm happy to have both of em ... and actually having both opens up some interesting possiblities given you use certain apps.

[Feuer Frei!]

For those of you who also have the HTC HD2, and Accidental Link activation when scrolling, which so far really annoys me with this fone:

HKLM/System/GWE/Touch/Filter/Minimumtaptime
Change from 0 to 30

works a treat!

[Neal Stevens]

Three weeks ago I got the HTC Evo. It is absolutely brilliant!

http://images.intomobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/HTC-EVO-b-300x504.jpg

That may be my next phone, does it have apps?

[Jan Kyster]

:o wow! some of these phones...!

Have had this one for years... working fine... easily runs 14 days without a recharge...

http://www.util21.ro/relaxare/poze/telefoane/nokia-1112.jpg

And it has different ring tones! http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z15/subject_rod/smilies/dopey.gif

[convoy hunter]

:o wow! some of these phones...!
And it has different ring tones! http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z15/subject_rod/smilies/dopey.gif
How modern:O:!

[convoy hunter]

I 've got myself a p1i in 2006 it is still working but I cannot use its WLAN 'cause modern routers have different types of encrypted codes.
http://www.cnet.co.uk/i/c/rv/e/mobiles/sony_ericsson/p1i/300x225_2.jpg

[CaptainHaplo]

I've had a samsung reclaim for a while now - solid phone for what I need. I thought about going "fancy" with smart phonea hero, but a friend had one and she had nothing but problems with it. Besides, I don't need "apps" - I spend too much time dealing with the phone as it is.

The reclaim can do the basics, surf the net, text, and wonder of wonder, make and accept those weird old school things call "phone calls". I will admit the GPS/driving directions have come in handy on occasion.

[antikristuseke]

That may be my next phone, does it have apps?

Its an android phone, it has more apps than you know what to do with.

[AVGWarhawk]

That may be my next phone, does it have apps?


It has apps out the wahzoo. So does WM7 so do not shy away from a Windows phone. Android is a great OS. I like it. I like WM7 as well. The key is a phone with some speed in the processor. Let's face it...these are miniature computers! The EVO is up to the task. My wifes newly purchased LG Quantum with the WM7 OS is up to the task. We tried a Samsun Intercept...it was painful man. Dumbed it in under two days.

Word of caution on the touch screen. I have the EVO touch screen. It is not my most favorite for typing. I have tried the new Swype technology with the touch keyboard and it is ok but not something I like either. Take a serious look at a phone with the qwerty keyboards. My wife got the LG Quantum with the slider keyboard. It is a nice phone and comes with the WM7 OS. The EVO comes in a version called the Slide I believe. Also a fast phone. It is a very nice phone overall.

The EVO pictured above and what I have on a scale of 1-10 and 10 being the best...9.5! Half a point for the touch screen keyboard. Not my favorite.

[PeriscopeDepth]

That may be my next phone, does it have apps?

Be sure you have wimax service in your area. I believe you have to pay for a more expensive data plan even if you don't have wimax (Sprint's 4G) available in your area. Even if you do though, you'll probably spend most of your time with with the 4G switched off. My coworker has an EVO and the 4G chews threw battery within a couple hours, even if he's not actively using the device. Still one of the better Android devices out there, though it's getting a little old considering the rate at which new Android devices are launched.

PD

[Herr-Berbunch]

Well, yesterday my HTC Hero plunged into a bucket of water for about 5-6 seconds. I stripped the cover, battery, and cards and left it to dry for about 4 hours (there didn't seem to be much water ingress!). Turned it on and it boots into life, woo hoo! Thought I'd got away with it but noticed that it was permanently in 'headphones' mode, so phoned provider as it was fully insured for such an idiot using it :D

Got a new one arriving tomorrow evening, and now - given a little more time to dry out - this one is working just fine!

As much as I love this phone, I was kinda hoping they'd run out of Heros and would have to give me something a bit newer :cool:

[Neal Stevens]

Post your cell/mobile here. What are you using, what do you like/dislike about it?

I have been using a super cheap Go Phone from Wal-mart for about 2 years, because my last nice phone was drowned on a motorcycle ride. So, I grabbed a $15 phone from Wal-mart and put my chip in it.

Since I am going to the wilds of Denmark next week, I decided to move up to e better phone, one that will work world-wide, has a decent camera, and storage. I chose the Samsung Solstice (http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/mobile/mobile-phones/at-t-phones/SGH-A887ZKAATT/index.idx?pagetype=prd_detail).

http://www.samsunghub.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/ATT-solstice.jpg

It is very thin and small, so I can carry it in a pocket, as opposed to a belt clip or holster. It has a 2MP camera, takes video, can be expanded to 8GB with a micro-SD chip. The only cons so far is removing the battery cover--definitely not easy, and knowing I am carrying an expensive phone as opposed to my previous "disposable" one means I actually have to take care of it. :shifty: It was nice not having to worry about it. I guess I'll get used to that.


Haha, I'm so funny!

Last night at the teaching sessions I am attending, the instructor was talking about how the schools are encouraging students to BYOT (bring your own tech), mainly bring their cell phones and use them to respond to questions by the teacher. (Which I think is goofy and unnecessary, that's what hands and arms are for. Plus: our school district is impoverished, 80% of the kids get free breakfast and free lunch, so wth are they doing with $400 smart phones? :nope: But that's for another thread,,, ) So, the instructor told the class, let's try it, pull out your phone and text blah blah...

So everyone (over 20 people in attendance) pulls out some version of the iphone or android smart phone exept Der Onkel...

I'm still rocking that Samsung Solstice. :rotfl2:

[Herr-Berbunch]

If it works, it works. :DL

I don't quite know how phones in class are supposed to help, does the teacher ask a question and they all Google the answer, and then text it to the teacher? :hmmm:

Whilst we're in this thread, I upgraded in Jan to a Galaxy SII - I'm going to ignore the SIII that is being hyped-up at the moment.

[Egan]

Using a Motorola Defy which is a great little phone, even if it comes heavily loaded with Motorola bloatware. I bought it as a replacement for my truly awful Samsung Galaxy and have been pretty happy with it, probably because of the 9 months of hell I had with the Samsung. Only problems with it are the aforementioned bloatware and the fact it can be fairly capricious about sending Emails. Aside from that, it's a great handset and almost as good as my old iPhone was.

[andy_311]

Nokia 5800

[Neal Stevens]

Using a Motorola Defy which is a great little phone, even if it comes heavily loaded with Motorola bloatware. I bought it as a replacement for my truly awful Samsung Galaxy and have been pretty happy with it, probably because of the 9 months of hell I had with the Samsung. Only problems with it are the aforementioned bloatware and the fact it can be fairly capricious about sending Emails. Aside from that, it's a great handset and almost as good as my old iPhone was.


You can send emails with a phone? :o

[Herr-Berbunch]

You can send emails with a phone? :o

:rotfl2:

And check out SUBSIM.com.

[Egan]

You can send emails with a phone? :o

:) When it's in the mood to, yep. Actually, I mostly communicate via email these days. To be honest, I can't actually remember the last time I used made a call on my phone. Must be months. 600 free minutes a month and I doubt I've used 60 in year I've had this handset.

I love smart phones. Between that and my iPad I feel like I'm living in Star Trek. :yeah:

[Neal Stevens]

iPad. How is that significantly different from a laptop? Other than all the touching and smearing the screen?

[CaptainHaplo]

iPad. How is that significantly different from a laptop? Other than all the touching and smearing the screen?

Uhm... what do you think he is doing with his laptop???!!!! :har:

[NeonSamurai]

I finally decided to get a cell phone about 8 months ago. Technically my first one (what can I say, I never really needed one, still not entirely convinced I do now).

Anyhow its a cheap little Alcatel OT-908 (http://shop.windmobile.ca/ProductCatalog/Handsets/HandsetDetails.aspx?id=Alcatel+OneTouch%28WINDCA%2 9&color=green).

Generally speaking it has been a pretty good little phone, but the lack of memory and some bloatware it came with were a problem until recently. I decided to finally get the cell phone unlocked (gonna need it in the US), and I also rooted it, which has solved my memory problems (got rid of all the bloatware and outdated programs, and moved most of my apps over to sd card on an ext2 partition using Link2SD).

[Thomen]

Currently I use a Blackberry Torch 9860 paid for by our company and free to use as we see fit.



http://www.zdnet.co.uk/i/z5/rv/2011/10/bb_torch_9860_i1.jpg



I was asking an Android phone, but my boss limited the choice for the department to iPhone and Blackberry. :x

[Egan]

iPad. How is that significantly different from a laptop? Other than all the touching and smearing the screen?

It's the simplicity of it, and the ease of use, that got me. I was a long time skeptic when it came to tablets but I got an Ipad at Christmas and fell in love with it. I use it for everything I can now. Take it with me when I go away, use it for reading PDF's, use it for surfing the net, watching TV, listening to music, all the stuff I use my laptop for except it's so much more convenient. recently, I've started using it as a 'Sketchpad' for music production with a couple of apps. One of them allows me to export whatever music I've been messing around with as a WAV via Itunes and I can drop it straight into whatever DJ set I'm currently messing around with or planning.

I think tablets will probably kill laptop sales over the next five years or so. I love my laptop, but with the exception of word processing I can't really think of a single thing I do with it that I couldn't now do on my tablet. Well, games, I guess, but it's only a matter of time before they become powerful enough to run a good portion of the titles on the market.

[kiwi_2005]

I finally decided to get a cell phone about 8 months ago. Technically my first one (what can I say, I never really needed one, still not entirely convinced I do now).

Anyhow its a cheap little Alcatel OT-908 (http://shop.windmobile.ca/ProductCatalog/Handsets/HandsetDetails.aspx?id=Alcatel+OneTouch%28WINDCA%2 9&color=green).



haha I just bought one as well 2nd cell phone Ive ever own in my life. My employer asked me if I would get one so I did. Its a cheap one just need it for the odd txt. Took me nearly an hr to setup and activate it online. :oops: Its called a 2degrees Mobile Huawei G6600 Gtg
http://tiny.cc/83yifw

[Neal Stevens]

Uhm... what do you think he is doing with his laptop???!!!! :har:


Lol, well, I'm one of those people who likes to keep his monitor free of fingerprints and smearing...I'm always stopping people when they are looking at something with me and they feel the need to touch the screen, instead of pointing with a safe 3" distance between their grubby fingers and my sacred monitor. :cool:

[d@rk51d3]

Using a Motorola Defy which is a great little phone, even if it comes heavily loaded with Motorola bloatware. I bought it as a replacement for my truly awful Samsung Galaxy and have been pretty happy with it, probably because of the 9 months of hell I had with the Samsung. Only problems with it are the aforementioned bloatware and the fact it can be fairly capricious about sending Emails. Aside from that, it's a great handset and almost as good as my old iPhone was.

Just ditched my iphone for a Defy+.

Better reception, better call quality, better control.

I'm liking the change.

[McBeck]

HTC Desire.

http://www.gaj-it.com/wp-content/uploads/HTC-Desire2.jpg

Pros:
Fast (1ghz cpu)
Android 2.2 (Can even use it as a hotspot)
Screen
Lots of apps.
Integration to FB, Twitter etc
Great internet browser

Cons:
Battery only lasts 1 day with full use (Though, I guess this is the norm for big screened smartphones)
Cant use MP4
Just upgraded to a Htc one s. Loving it!

[Safe-Keeper]

I think tablets will probably kill laptop sales over the next five years or so. I love my laptop, but with the exception of word processing I can't really think of a single thing I do with it that I couldn't now do on my tablet. Well, games, I guess, but it's only a matter of time before they become powerful enough to run a good portion of the titles on the market. Writing? How well does word processing work without a proper keyboard?

[PeriscopeDepth]

Writing? How well does word processing work without a proper keyboard?

The poster you were responding to I believe did say "with the exception of word processing".

But there are plenty of keyboard docks/bluetooth keyboards that you can hook up to a tablet, and obviously the hardware is perfectly capable of word processing.

The end of the PC workstation as we know it for the non-specialized worker/consumer is coming! :arrgh!:

PD

[FDGNukeOZ]

Well like many I have owned all makes of phones, yes even the brick.
My latest is the IPhone 4s.
Pros.
Looks great
Easy to use
Has a great 8meg camera
Cons.
You have to pay for most apps
Battery only lasts around a day if you are lucky.

Other than that I really love my iPhone.

[antikristuseke]

Got myself a Sony-Ericsson xperia Arc S a couple of days ago, compared to my X8 this thing is awesome. Well built, powerful enough for my use while not costing an arm and a leg.
That said, I would probably still recommend a Samsung Galaxy S2 over it in the same price range, but they were out of stock on those here.

[Neal Stevens]

Mark me down with an LG Optimus Prim...er, Elite!
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/optimus.jpg

[HunterICX]

Work:
Nokia 2720a-2
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/FGzjl8qkKe0/hqdefault.jpg

Private:
Samsung Wave 723
http://www.infonucleo.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/samsung_wave_723-537x500.jpg

HunterICX

[Neal Stevens]

I like Samsung Products:)

[HunterICX]

Aye it's a great brand when it comes to mobile phones and TV/Monitors.

HunterICX

[Herr-Berbunch]

Aye it's a great brand when it comes to mobile phones and TV/Monitors.

HunterICX

Yep, I've got both. :yeah: The only downside is a dead thunderfly in the lower left of the monitor. :/\\!!

[Skybird]

I like Samsung Products:)

Yes. My mother's notebook, my own TV and cellphone are Samsungs. All run flawless, are well manufactured, and produce good quality in what they do.

A rubyred E1150 on my side. Enduring battery. Simple. Good. Elegant. And almost always switched off, which is the best feature it has. The only thing I hate more than needing to call somebody, is to get called.

If I would win a smartphone plus free treaty, I would sell it immediately.

[Neal Stevens]

Jeesh, Sky. That sounds pretty anti-social :arrgh!:

[Herr-Berbunch]

How to make friends and influence people! :hmmm:

[mapuc]

Since my first post in this thread I've got two cell phones

the first was Sony Ericsson W395 Had that one for about a year.

About 6 month ago I got a

HTC Wildfire S

I'm very pleased it works great.

Markus

[joea]

iPhone 4 here, quite happy with it and actually like the Apple ecosystem-at least for music/apps. While I like the "smartphone" part of it, it also has allowed me to skip getting an ipod and a mobile gaming system (can't replace PC gaming of course but the quality of many ios games has actually surprised me).

Just a bit tired of "phone wars" though.

[Skybird]

How to make friends and influence people! :hmmm:

Either by talking vis-a-vis or by spending the time to write a letter instead of doing a quickie by hitting the "I like" button or by throwing in a 3 seconds-tweet...?

[Skybird]

Just a bit tired of "phone wars" though.
Oh, that is snothing, just wait for Windows 8 - MS obviously tries to change the game for PCs as well and turn the Windows PC into a closed system like Apple and its depending iUniverse.

Background: if MS succeeds and people tolerate W8, it will spell agony for games on PCs, but maybe will bring Linux the long awaited breakthrough not only on servers, but home PCs as well. Steam starts to develope for Linux now, in reaction to W8. The Minecraft developer has refused a MS request to let his game being licensed for W8. I hope more game studios and developers do like this. Business is not eager to buy W8 either, since they have longer updating cycles for basic software, than private households. If now gamers could be sensible enough for the future of gaming, and boycott W8 as well, then there is hope that the PC will remain to be a free gaming platform for some years longer. Windows 8 must fail - we cannot afford to let it become a success for MS. It would kill the PC as we know it. Turning the PC into a closed universe like Apple is the real drive behind Microsoft pushing tablets and W8 Metro. The latter are only baits to soften up resistance to their real ambition.

The more costly a W8 debacle for MS becomes, the better.

[Skybird]

Jeesh, Sky. That sounds pretty anti-social :arrgh!:
I just hate to talk with somebody on a wire. I prefer email, chat or forum, to phoning. Because when I talk to somebody, then I want it to be vis-a-vis.

McCoy hates transporters. I hate telephones. ;) I also hate to jump just because somebody else hits a button. Telephones have the unpleasant feature of ringing at right that time when you do not need any disturbance at all.

[longam]

You might want to get your blood sugar checked. :doh:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JC6w9hgl7c

[AVGWarhawk]

Still pushing data with my HTC EVO. Going on year three. Ain't broke. Ain't fixing it. :D

[Anthony W.]

Still pushing data with my HTC EVO. Going on year three. Ain't broke. Ain't fixing it. :D

I got my Evo in 09' as well haha

No cracks or anything so far.

[Hawk66]

Oh, that is snothing, just wait for Windows 8 - MS obviously tries to change the game for PCs as well and turn the Windows PC into a closed system like Apple and its depending iUniverse.

Background: if MS succeeds and people tolerate W8, it will spell agony for games on PCs, but maybe will bring Linux the long awaited breakthrough not only on servers, but home PCs as well. Steam starts to develope for Linux now, in reaction to W8. The Minecraft developer has refused a MS request to let his game being licensed for W8. I hope more game studios and developers do like this. Business is not eager to buy W8 either, since they have longer updating cycles for basic software, than private households. If now gamers could be sensible enough for the future of gaming, and boycott W8 as well, then there is hope that the PC will remain to be a free gaming platform for some years longer. Windows 8 must fail - we cannot afford to let it become a success for MS. It would kill the PC as we know it. Turning the PC into a closed universe like Apple is the real drive behind Microsoft pushing tablets and W8 Metro. The latter are only baits to soften up resistance to their real ambition.

The more costly a W8 debacle for MS becomes, the better.

Skybird, you have to differentiate between Windows 8 desktop and Windows 8 Metro apps. Windows 8 desktop programs remain as today.

Metro is more or less in the first version a touch-based OS and I do not think that on the desktop it becomes the major flavor in the foreseeable future.

I know a lot of people say the desktop is dead, blabla ;) but I do not believe that. Often the same people complain that they do not wanna work with a tablet for more than an hour.

I also do not like closed systems but we have to tolerate that probably the majority of end users exactly wanna having this due to security and stability issues. 95% of the non IT-people also do not install apps on web pages...they just go to the market.

So, personally I hope MS has success so that Apple gets a further competitor.
From a developer perspective MS has the best development tools and framework, which I like very much.

[MH]

Are not you people tired of ranting about every new version of windows and how the previous one was the best...so far win95 was the best one or 3.11.



Seriously...

http://shinnok.com/rants/wp-content/uploads/steve_ballmer1.jpg

Does this guy look like some one who means you any harm.:D

[Neal Stevens]

Either by talking vis-a-vis or by spending the time to write a letter instead of doing a quickie by hitting the "I like" button or by throwing in a 3 seconds-tweet...?
I understand and agree, it's better to make time to meet and talk in person, but some times text/phone is better. I try to hit a happy medium, I don't want to be this guy. (http://us.cnn.com/2012/10/05/tech/mobile/smartphone-addicts/index.html)

[AVGWarhawk]

I got my Evo in 09' as well haha

No cracks or anything so far.

It's a sturdy phone. Feels more rugged then the newer phones. I have thrown it in anger a few times. The darn thing keeps on going.

[JU_88]

Iphone 3gs 16GB,

Like that: is simple, tidy OS, reliable, does everthing reasonably well, Camera Video quality is still pretty damn good. And has enough games to make a PSP blush.

Hate that: Its made by Apple :), the battery is built in, the camera has no flash or zoom, and that for such an expensive product (upon its launch) the casing is cheapo crap that cracks everywhere from 'pocket stress' No I've never dropped it....

[Neal Stevens]

This is the phone I switched to about 5 months ago, and I have to tell you, I love it--works quite well for everything, inexpensive, and the Virgin Mobile $35 plan includes unlimited data and text. It was $99 then,

Best Buy now has it on sale for $65. (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Virgin+Mobile+-+LG+Optimus+Elite+Mobile+Phone+-+Black/5177574.p?id=1218635228899&skuId=5177574&st=optimus&AID=10597222&PID=3640929&SID=skim36339X950468Xc4a39d26e28c8e76ea4851cd9b2f0 481&URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2FVirgin%2 BMobile%2B-%2BLG%2BOptimus%2BElite%2BMobile%2BPhone%2B-%2BBlack%2F5177574.p%3Fid%3D1218635228899%26skuId% 3D5177574%26st%3Doptimus&ref=39&CJPID=3640929&loc=01)

[the_tyrant]

I have a beautiful new Nokia Lumia 920, stay tuned! full review coming soon.

[MH]

I have a beautiful new Nokia Lumia 920, stay tuned! full review coming soon.


Please tell me more...no fan boy stuff!!!

I guess internet experience is much better?

[the_tyrant]

Please tell me more...no fan boy stuff!!!

I guess internet experience is much better?

Just posted a full review in this sub forum

Needless to say, I love it:D

[GT182]

I'm too embarrassed to post of photo of mine. I'm still usin 2 tin cans and a really long piece of string. :O: I HATE freekin cell phones. :yep: